The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-10-20

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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
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Col. r. w. Wharton, LIST Congressional
District.
DR.. A.G Brooks, I'd Congressional Dis
trict. s.
H. L. Grant, 3rd Congressional District.
Col. w. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District. .:...
J. II. Murrow, 18th Congressional Dis
trict.
s. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict ~(elect). . -
A. Leazer, 18th Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, 9Th Congressional Dis
DR.. C. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict.
OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioned.
T. h. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
c.. W. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
TRUSTEES OF H G~RICULTURAL AND NE
CHANICAL COLLEGE,.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture. to whom are added:
W. S. Primrose, Wake.
G.. 2. French, Pender.
H. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE FRANCE R OF HUsBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
W. II, Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
f, T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. {.
Capt. W. FL. Powell, Battleboro, "
n. T. Ridley, Bovkins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. r. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. Z. French,
Sd Congressional District: w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9TH Congressional District; J. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H.. Hobson,
eth Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton. Sth Congressional District; w. III.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; 5.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and W. b. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker. Trinity College,. A.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and c. Nc
Donald, Concord.
\. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-J. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer-J. A. Lineback, Salem.
Don't forget to register your name
and postofice address at THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER Registry on the Fair grounds,
while you are at the Fair.
yellow fever continues to rage IN
Tampa. Fla. 1t seems that the board of
health and the citizens cannot make any
arrangements for a hospital.
Capt. Belo, of Salem, brings to the
Fair, some magnificent stock. BE sure to
see his pair Of fine Percherons and his
colt: the latter is a regular Jumbo
On Thursday, Oct. 13, 1887, Hay
wood county decided the question OF a
new railroad by voting a subscription OF
500, 900 to the G. K. & w. r. R. by about
five hundred majority.
We see it stated that MI. j. T. Pat
rick and Mr.. P. NJ. Wilson are engaged
in preparing a Hand Book in which will
be given a sketch Of all the towns and
country along the G. F. & Y. V. R. R.
The r.: &. D. r. R. Co. have decided
to take the stoves out of the passenger
cars and nave them heated by steam from
the engine. This will be a great addition
and we hope they will carry out their
plan.
The large fve-story stone building at
Williamantic, Conn, known as the
sprague Mill, was destroyed by fire on
the morning of the 14th inst. Nine hum
dred hands are thrown out of employ
ment.
Iron has been received for the Lynch
burg and Durham Railroad. There are
now about five hundred hands at work
on the road near L%ynchburg- Work will
begin on the Durham end in about n
week. -
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